does paypal deduct a fee

If it is "Personal Payment", then I think Paypal wouldn't deduct any fees. But if you are seller and your Paypal account is Business type, then there might be some fees if you are receiving payment from your sales. The detail is here: https://cms.paypal.com/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=marketing_us/fees Hope it helps.